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In the fast moving world of currency markets where huge moves can seemingly come from nowhere, it is extremely important for new traders to learn about the various economic indicators and news releases that shape the markets. Indeed, quickly getting a handle on which data to look out for, what it means, and how to trade it can see new traders quickly become far more profitable and sets up the road to long term success…

Currency speculation is merely the act of buying or selling a currency with a view to profiting from a desired fluctuation in that currency. This act is clearly distinct from buying or selling a currency for practical purposes as is typical for people holidaying abroad who need to sell their domestic currency to buy the foreign currency of the country they are visiting or indeed for a business who might, for example, be exporting goods to a foreign country and so receive payment in a foreign currency and must therefore sell the foreign currency to buy back domestic currency.

Today saw the EU court ruling on OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions) essentially allowing the ECB to continue with OMT and potentially further QE. So I wanted to do a bit of an explanation around the challenges facing Europe…